Sweater frame



M. M AY E R SWEATER FRAME May 2, 1950 Filed March i2, 194'? Patented May2, y 1E-)50 genesis SWEATER FRAME OFFICE Mildred Mayer, Upper Darby, Pa.

Application March 12, 1947, Serial No. 734,097

4 Claims. l

This invention relates to garment driers and more particularly to driersfor use with garments which, because of their materialor formation orboth, have a tendency to shrink or otherwise deform if dried in theusual manner.

Importantl objects of the invention are the provision of a device ofthis character which may be readily applied to and removed from thegarment, which while rmly holding the garment in shape will permit evendrying thereof and which may be readily produced as a pair of lightreadily cleansed sections molded from a plastic not subject to oxidationand inert to the ordinary cleaning agents.

These and other objects I attain by the construction shown in theaccompanying drawings wherein, for the purpose of illustration, I haveshown preferred embodiments of my invention and wherein;

Figures 1 and 2 are elevations of the frame sections of a drierconstructed in accordance with my invention;

Figure 3 is an enlarged fragmentary elevation showing the drier appliedto garment;

Figure 4 is a section on line 4-4 of Figure 3;

Figure 5 is a fragmentary elevation showing a modied form of myinvention applied to a garment;

Figure 6 is a section on line 6--6 of Figure 5 and Figure 7 is a sideelevation of one of the sections, the dotted lines illustrating theflexibility thereof in a direction perpendicular to its own plane.

Referring now to the drawing, a drier constructed in accordance with myinvention comprises a pair of open foraminous frames I0 and Il. In theembodiment of Figures 1 to 4 inclusive, the marginal portions 9 of theframes are perforated with round holes 8'; While in Figures 5 l and 6the marginal portions 'l exhibit open grille work 6. Frames I9 and Ilare structurally reversed duplicates, being each shaped to conform toall marginal edges of the garment with which they are adapted to coact.Each frame is rigid in its own plane being braced by a foraminous braceor braces Illa and I la respectively, to provide the necessary stiffnessto resist shrinkage pull by the drying garment 4. Each frame includes amarginal rib I2 and I3 respectively, these ribs being alined in theassembled drier and being adapted for engagement in thegrooves I4 of thejaws l5 of spring clamps IB, said clamps serving to hold the framestightly gripped upon the edge portions of the garment as shown inFigures 3, 4,

5 and 6 wherein the garment is indicated by reference numeral 4. Thesaid ribs may be disposed either medially of the marginal edge` portionof the frame as shown in Figures 3 and 4, or at one edge thereof asindicated at 5 in Figures 5 and 6. The confronting faces of frames arepreferably relieved between the side edges thereof as shown at I1 inFigure 4 to permit free circulation of air or other drying fluid aboutthe drying garment.

While frames Ill and Il are rigid in their own planes they areelastically flexible in a direction perpendicular thereto as indicatedby the dotted line showing of Figure 7. This enables the frames to bepartly separated after partial application thereof to a garment foradjustment of the garment to proper position between the frames. Suchflexibility may readily be had in many of the present day plastics whichare in most instances free from oxidation and are inert to thesubstances utilized as cleaning agents. If desired one or both of thesections may be provided with a suspension means i8 by means of whichthe drier and the supported garment may be attached to a line or rack(not shown).

It will be obvious that a drier constructed in accordance with myinvention will be of light weight and easily handled, may be readilyapplied to the garments for which it is designed, will ef- 30 fectivelyprevent deformation of the garment during drying thereof and may be veryreadily and cheaply produced. Since the constructions illustrated areobviously capable of considerable modification I do not Wish to beunderstood as limiting myself thereto except as hereinafter claimed.

I claim:

l. In a garment drier of the type described, a pair of open, unitaryframes having narrow foraminous edge portions shaped to conform to andadapted to receive therebetween the marginal edges of a garment, and aplurality of clamps independently applicable to said edge portions forsecuring said frames to one another upon the garment.

2. In a garment drier of the type described a. pair of open, unitaryframes having narrow foraminous edge portions shaped to conform to andadapted to receive therebetween all of the marginal edges of a garment,and a plurality of independently applicable clamps for securing saidedge portions together upon the garment, the confronting faces of saidedge portions being relieved between the side edges thereof to permitcircula.-

Y 3 v tion of drying fluid about the encompassed portions of thegarment. Y

3. In a garment rdrier of the type described a pair of frames ofsynthetic plastic material hav- Y 4. A garment drier according to claim1,7wherein the frames are provided with ribs extending Y longitudinallyin the edge portions, and the said clamps are recessed for interlockingengagement Ving narrow forarninous edge portions shaped to 5 with saidribs.

edge portions being relieved between the sidef' edges thereof to formchannels for circulatiollioi dry fluid.

15 lamerica VMILDRED MAYER.

REFERENCES CITED YThe Vfollowing references are of record in the Y 10:111e *,ofr this patent: Y y l Y' Y UNITED STATES PA'IENTs `Number NameVy Date y 1,215,655 Herr Feb. 173, 1917 McKinney Oct. 8, 1935

